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Why oh why is the bread caved in?
Making brea in the BM for past few weeks and always caved in rather than raised ontop......... Why? Recipe 260g brown bread flour 260g white bread flour 1.25 teaspoon dried yeast 2 table spoon butter 2 table spoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 320ml water Any help is welcome.
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Meal ideas please?
Hello, I've got a freezer that needs defrosting, but it's full of "interesting" food that I can't seem to make a meal from! Therer are several h/m things in there that need eating - it's everything else we need help with! To help, its just me & DF, we cook virtually everything from scratch, we have a good store of basics &…
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Need help emptying my freezer
I don't post often, but am looking for inspiration from you kind ladies and gents (I am sure there are some gents on here) Our freezer is rammed but I always seems to cook the same thing so this month is "Empty Gilly's Freezer" We have 8 x 350 grams minced steak 1 x 400 grams pork mince 1 x 400 grams lamb mince 6 pork…
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Making chunky crayons
Hi all, I hope this is the right place to post this and someone will know what on earth I am talking about... I am trying to make chunky crayons out of old crayons, for my son. Have followed the exact instructions as I found them here (posted below) but the colours have all melded together and the different waxes have…
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HM onion ring challenge!
Any ideas out there? I refuse to pay a quid for a handful of battered mush :eek: I leave it in your capable hands... PS I like the breadcrumbed rather than the battered ones :rolleyes:
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Cheese board - which should be served cold, and which should be left out for a while?
Would any one be able to let me know which cheeses on the cheese board should be left out of the fridge, and if so how long. Also which ones should be served straight from the fridge. Would hate to serve the cheeses (which cost the earth!) at the wrong temperature. Also does anyone know which ones should be on the board. I…
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Help!! Black felt tip pen on White sofa...
Anyone know how to remove black felt tip out of a white fabric sofa :confused: Thanks in advance.
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anyone have a singer 509?
i just bought one from a charity shop....but no needle! does anyone know what size needle i need to get?
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1% fat milk rice pudding - freezeable?
I've got a 2L bottle of "The One" milk that has a use by date for tomorrow (plus the one I'm using!). I thought about making rice pudding in my slow cooker, but will it freeze OK?
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Where Do I Start? Lol..
I am 6 months pregnant and due to leave for maternity leave in 2 months which will reduce my wage dramatically. I really want to save my pennies in any way I can. We already buy food at Asda by offers and own brand food. We bulk up on beans, soup, pasta, rice etc. We have just moved house and now have an oven that actually…
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can anybody help me pls?
i have given my range cooker away on freecycle but it needs a good clean before it is collected can anybody give me any OS cleaning tips to get it nice & clean & the only suggestion i can find on the site is star drops would star drops be strong enough to remove the greese? would i use it neat? sorry to appear dumb but…
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OS Daily 23rd April
:hello: Hi, this is the Daily Thread for 23rd April. This is an “over the garden fence” type thread where we chat about everything OS and maybe a little bit more. It’s a great, inspiring and motivating thread we start each day to discuss what we’re going to do today or what we’ve achieved already. Everyone’s welcome,…
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Anyone any good at figuring out recipes?
Hope I won't get into trouble for this... There's a scrummy vegetarian 'roast' thingy that I have just discovered and fallen in love with. I'd love to have a go at making it myself. The ingredients are: Lentils (33%), Carrots (27%), Onions (11%),Apples (7%), Groats (4%), Cheese (4%), Mushrooms (3.5%), Oatmeal, Oatflakes,…
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Vanish/OxiClean etc
Can't think where else to put this.......... Has anyone used Lidl's W5 stain remover powder version of Vanish? It's quite a lot cheaper and I'm wondering whether it's any good. Or any other recommendation? I have a lot of tablecloths to wash regularly that have food and drink stains on.
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Tescos triumph!
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Healthy supper for £15
Hi Posted this on Anyhting else moneysaving but it was suggested I posted here for more replies. I am involved with a group at work to promote healthy living. We all have different things to do. My part is to provide a healthy supper for us at the staff meeting on Monday evening. The total budget I have is £15 and that is…
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Have you ever tried copying a good old favourite
Like a Mcvitties chocolate digestive/ Heinz baked beans :confused: How did yours compare to the well know brands.
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OS or not or just tight?
Everyone at work has just had ready roasted chickens for lunch with salad. After we had eated i told one of the girls not to throw the chicken carcass away, as i will take them home - lots of wierd looks from everyone. :rotfl: I had to explain that i want them for chicken stock. I think everyone at work thinks im poor…
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marmalade cake
i bought a jar of bonne maman orange marmalade for 10p when tesco was selling it off. it has big slices of oranges in it rather than strands. i was hoping that someone could give me advice on turning it into a cake of some sort. thanks in advance.
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Alcohol Help :D
Hello, Im not sure if i have posted this in the right section or not (please feel free to move it) Im having my 22nd Birthday party in a few weeks, im having a cocktail party and was wondering what punch i could make using a litre bottle of Smirnoff Blue i have (this is the stuff below)…
